Sad to say that this will be the last week in England  L . Which means that I will need to get as much done as I possibly could. I have yet to tour Buckingham Palace, Dover, and conclude souvenir shopping. Also, this Sunday would be the day I do laundry.

Throughout this week I have been very productive. On Sunday I went to Manchester and toured their stadium, then returned to work on some homework. On Monday I finished some more homework did some souvenir shopping at Great Brittania at the Piccadilly Circus. On Tuesday I went to the ice bar; it was amazing and something new. On Wednesday I had a really nice workout and went out to a bar in Camden town. Thursday, is field trip day and we are going to the V & A museum then afterwards ride on the paddle boats at Hyde Park.

The weekend seems pretty relaxing. I am planning on going back to Manchester to watch the team train and then Sunday do some laundry, visit Dover and begin packing.

This week has been amazing! Not only because I was out and about all week, but also because it was my 21st birthday J on Monday. I can tell everyone that asks what I did for my 21st that I celebrated it in London. You don’t hear that very often from other people. For my birthday I went to a few bars in Camden town and friends bought me drinks.

Beginning with Saturday, I went to Brighton beach which was beautiful. The water was not freezing, that is unusual and they have pier. I got on this ride that was on the edge of the ocean on a platform which was super scary. After the beach we went to the O2 center and watched the movie “Horrible Bosses”. Totally recommend this movie it was hilarious. On Sunday I went to Hampton Court which is a beautiful royal palace. I have also visited the Portobello market. They have a variety of items from antiques, to food, to clothes. I really love their scarves. I have been to some local restaurants which have real good food unlike what we get in the refectory. I visited the Arsenal stadium which was awesome. I’m beginning to appreciate soccer now. When I get back home I am going to start watching it more.

I still have many places to visit. I really feel like watching a musical. That is something I must accomplish before I depart. Also, I am curious to see what their night clubs are like. There is only about a week left so I will have to act fast because I do not want to be in a rush once packing comes around.

The second week of my experience in London has been great. I have been up and down, over and under. Basically, exploring every corner of London sort of speak. London has so much to explore that could not be covered in a month. Although, I feel proud of myself because I have learned how to travel through the tube, bus, and train. At the beginning I was not confident riding any type of transportation without a group of people, but now I feel confident enough to ride by myself. Therefore, I have been taking advantage of the transportation passes and going on adventures around London.

Through this adventure I have been to many places and many more yet to explore during the last few weeks. Places I have visited/encountered include; London Eye, Tower of London, Aquarium, Ripley’s believe it or not museum, Oxford circus, Piccadilly circus, Royal Opera House, Childhood Museum, Wimbledon Tennis Lawn museum, Chatsworth, Winchester, Chawton, a few bars, local restaurants, and grocery stores. All of the places mentioned were amazing and they each contain significance to this journey.

As mentioned, there are many places that I would like to visit such as, the Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Camden Market, Hard Rock café, Brighton beach, and a few of their night clubs. Basically, anything that seems interesting along the way throughout my journey in this gorgeous city. The visitation to these places would probably work best during the weekend given I am taking two classes and on my free week days I have field trips for those classes. Which I cannot complain about the field trips, they are fascinating and fun.

  The first week in London was more oriented towards expectations of the CCSA program,   helpful tours around London and basically housekeeping stuff. My first impression once I entered the coach was “wow London is beautiful and odd”. I was very observant the first day, noticing everything from their road system to their buildings set up. I was thrown off by their vehicle steering wheel being on the right side and driving to the left, whereas in the U.S. we have our steering wheels on the right and we drive to the right.  Also I found it interesting how their different complexes are labeled such as court, mansion, and house. They are also located above businesses and are crammed into one big complex. London is a beautiful city with many places to explore in such little time. It is also a very busy place, there are pedestrians walking everywhere, crossing the streets like crazy, and running around all over the place.